FAITH SHARING - GOD IS LOVE:
The Groups meet for the last time on Thursday at 10.30 am, or at 8 pm, in the Parish Centre.

ADVENT WREATH:
Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent.  Please bring your wreaths to Mass to be blessed.  You will find a leaflet in the porch of tips on how to make a wreath.

BERNADETTE CLUB:
Meets on Friday, 1st December at 2 pm in the Hall as usual.  Bring a friend!  Strong Men are required to help put out the tables.  If you can help, please be there for 1.30 pm.

Today is Red Wednesday. On 22nd November, we will be celebrating Mass at 10am followed by Adoration to pray for the persecuted church in our parish of Our Lady of Lourdes. In the evening there will be the main Red Wednesday national event from 5:45-9pm at St George’s cathedral, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HR (nearest tube: Lambeth North). To book a ticket please visit https://acnuk.org/event/redwednesday-london/  On Sunday 26th November there will be a coffee morning with cakes in the parish hall to promote the work of Aid to the Church in Need, after the 8.45am, 10am & 11.15am Masses.  If you’re able to donate cakes on the day that would be greatly appreciated. Please remember to wear something red! Please see the posters in the parish porch for further information.

RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC MASSES
This weekend we reopen for public Masses here. This is also the case in some of our other deanery parishes. Thank you to everyone for your patience and prayers during this most difficult time. Here at New Southgate the Saturday Masses will be at 4pm and 6pm. Sunday Masses will be 9am, 10am, 11am and 12 noon. Please note there is no 8am Mass - the numbers at the first two Sunday morning Masses were quite low so we have rolled them into one at 9am. Public weekday Masses will generally continue at 12 noon (with the exception of Ash Wednesday). Fr Johnson also celebrates an evening Mass each day 7pm in Malayalam which will also be open. Confessions will resume on Saturday afternoons at 2pm. We still have more work to do regarding Holy Week and are awaiting guidance from the Bishops' Conference and the Holy See. More information in due course.

Fr Jerome is leaving us to take up the position of parish priest at St John Vianney, West Green. On Saturday 11 November 2023, there was a mass and presentation to him in the church to thank Fr Jerome for his time, work and witness with us. He will be missed!

LOCKDOWN: STAY AT HOME...PRAY AT HOME
Due to the new lockdown, we have reduced the capacity and Masses here at Our Lady of Lourdes because many people should follow the advice to stay at home. You should not come to church if you have any symptoms or if you are at risk. The capacity of the church is now 40 places. Because there is no obligation to come to Mass, you can pray at home or watch online. Please see the new Mass times here:

Monday-Friday
12pm English Mass (online or 40 places in church)
7pm Malayalam Mass (online)

Saturday
6pm English Mass (online or 40 places in church)
7pm Malayalam Mass (online)

Sunday
9am, 10am, 11am English Mass (online or 40 places)

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